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Graduate Assistant Position Available in Athletics

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Release Date:

August 3, 2011

Contact:

The Office of Sports Information

(716) 649-7900 ext. 333

HAMBURG - The Athletics Department at Hilbert College is seeking one graduate assistant for the 2011-2012 academic year. The G.A. will have an opportunity to be involved in the full spectrum of directing a NCAA Division III athletics program. The candidate will be the primary coordinator for game management and in-game promotions supporting a full complement of twelve varsity teams hosting home events. This person will also support the Sports Information Director (with duties to include writing press releases, creating game-day programs, writing post-game recaps) as well as other duties assigned within the athletics department.

Successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree, experience with sports information director duties, a journalism or related field experience in college athletics and be accepted into and/or attending graduate school. Candidate should possess passion to create a positive student-athlete experience; possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to supervise a staff; possess strong writing/editing and organization skills; possess ability to work independently with a focus on attention to detail, and a willingness to work evenings and weekend hours. Experience with statistical, layout and design computer software is helpful, but not required.

The Graduate Assistant will receive a yearly $6,000 stipend and a tuition waiver each semester to be applied towards graduate school. This one-year appointment is a 10-month position.

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.